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Our Opinion

The Xiaomi Mi A2 (Android One) is a significantly better phone than the Huawei Honor 9N (4GB RAM, 64GB), and is also significantly better value for money. What should you buy? Go for the Xiaomi Mi A2 (Android One)!

Beautiful, premium, glass-based design - arguably the best-looking smartphone in its price range - takes a lot of cues from its expensive brethren (like the Honor 10) in its design which basically means that you are getting a modern looking smartphone for quite an affordable price

Very good collection of colors, so you can pick to your taste (something not common in the budget price bracket)

The build quality is great too - the smartphone feels solid in hand and is very well build - the glass on glass construction gives it a premium vibe

Compact size - the smartphone is perfect for one-handed use and is neither too small nor too large - anyone who appreciates ergonomics will like this phone

Excellent display - a 5.84-inch IPS LCD panel which has a resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and a modern 19:9 aspect ratio (with minimal bezels) which means that you are getting more vertical space which is good for things like reading and social media apps - overall it is one of the best IPS panels in this price bracket - the colors are on point and the display features very good viewing angles - it also gets fairly bright and sunlight visibility is no problem here

Huawei’s EMUI skin, though somewhat bloated, brings a tons of customizability, features, and theming capabilities which is not found on stock Android (it also uses lots of vibrant colors in its iconography which depending on your preferences you might like or not)

Decent set of dual rear cameras - the phone is able to capture good pictures in bright light conditions - with ample details, low noise, and good dynamic range - even the portrait shots are above average with the background blur not feeling artificial

Decent selfie camera too, in good lighting conditions

Good call quality with effective noise cancellation

Dual-SIM with dual-4G standby support

The speaker gets fairly loud (however, it is very easy to muffle with your fingers, so you have to be careful while using the phone in landscape mode)

Good (though not exceptional) battery life - with moderate use, you will end up 20% battery left in the tank, at the end of the day

Well built

The fingerprint reader on the back is in a natural position to comfortably unlock with either index finger

Contemporary, tall 18:9 display, brings the Mi Android One series up to modern standards

One of the best parts about the phone is of course the fact that it is part of the Android One series, which should mean guaranteed Android updates for at least 2 years + a stock, simple version of Android, with no unnecessary bloat

Butter smooth performance backed by a powerful Snapdragon 660 chipset, hardly seen at this low a price bracket

Stellar set of dual cameras on the rear - arguably the joint best at this price point, at par with the excellent Redmi Note 5 Pro - take nice photos in good and low light alike, and the bokeh shots too come out well

Very good selfie camera, with good bokeh shots - overall one of the best selfie cameras in this price bracket

Very loud loudspeaker, one of the best in this price bracket

Fast charging support

On the whole, the Mi A2 is a good, solid phone in this price bracket and you won't go wrong with it - it will compete strongly against the likes of Redmi Note 5 Pro (a bit cheaper, but doesn't have stock Android), and Honor Play (faster, better for gaming, but loses on the software)

2-minute Review [Negatives]

One of the main issues with the phone is in terms of performance - day-to-day experience is not always smooth - there are occasional stutters, and launching apps takes a tad bit longer than they should - a lot of this might also have to do with EMUI not being optimised, apart from the aging chipset

No fast charging support - takes about 2.5 hours to charge fully

On the whole, the Honor 9N, while it looks gorgeous, is let down by both its performance - if you want good all-round devices you should look at the likes of Redmi Note 5 Pro, or ZenFone Max Pro instead - both these phones bring faster processors, better cameras, and larger batteries

No 3.5mm jack, so if you want to use your existing standard-jack headphones, you will need to use an adapter (included in the box)

Brightness levels for the display could have been better - it's not the easiest phone to use under sunlight

The battery life could have been better - it will last you the day with moderate use, but it's not as good as the best of the competition

Expert Reviews

If you want a sleek phone with a great display, the Honor 9N makes for a good buy